The Stars and Stripes Forever (march)

John Philip Sousa · Level 6 (Expert) · Romantic · Piano

A public-domain piece from the Mutopia Project catalogue. E♭ major, 2/2, 212 bars (about 4 minutes), complete score.

▶ Play this piece with the interactive score

How to practise it

• Listen first: the site plays it while the score scrolls.
• Wait mode: the score waits for you at every note, at your own pace.
• Tempo challenge: play in time, with a score and a map of the bars you got right.
• One hand sometimes plays two voices: hold the long notes for their full value and let the main line sing louder than the accompaniment. For chords, shape the hand in the air before landing, all notes together. Fast writing: work section by section in Wait mode, then in dotted rhythms, and raise the tempo in steps of 5–10%.

More pieces by John Philip Sousa

• Hands across the Sea
• The Gladiator
• The Washington Post (march)
• Transit of Venus March
• The Liberty Bell (march)
• The Invincible Eagle (march)

Source : Mutopia Project · Public Domain